Mike Eaves had an eight-year NHL career playing for the Minnesota North Stars and the Calgary Flames.

At 18, Eaves decided to pursue his education at the University of Wisconsin where he played on the hockey team for three years. In his freshman season he scored 54 points in just 38 points. He put up similar numbers in his sophomore season but really broke out offensively in his final year in 1977-78 with 31 goals and 58 assists for 89 points in 43 games.

Eagles was selected 13th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1976 Amateur Draft, but never did play for them. He signed with the Minnesota North Stars in 1978, playing in three games with the balance of his season being played in Oklahoma City of the CHL.

Eaves was a regular performer with the North Stars from 1979 to 1983, and scored 46 points in 56 games in 1980. He went to the Calgary Flames for the start of the 198-84 season and stayed in Alberta for three years. He stayed around just long enough to see his Flames make it all the way to the Stanley Cup finals, only to come up short against Patrick Roy and the Montreal Canadiens. In fact, Eaves had retired the previous year having been "low-bridged" by Quebec defenseman Pat Price in the opening shift of a game. It was the tenth such injury of his life, and he said enough is enough. He once received a concussion when he ran head first into an outfield fence in a baseball game back in 1985. Eaves came out of retirement with the blessing of his family. He also admits the main reason he did so was because he felt the Flames were legitimate Stanley Cup contenders - and he was right.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1973-74

Nepean Raiders

ON-Jr.A

54

54

48

102

1974-75

University of Wisconsin

WCHA

38

17

37

54

12

1975-76

University of Wisconsin

WCHA

34

18

25

43

22

1975-76

United States

WEC-A

10

2

1

3

0

1976-77

University of Wisconsin

WCHA

45

28

53

81

18

1977-78

University of Wisconsin

WCHA

43

31

58

89

16

1977-78

United States

WEC-A

10

4

3

7

2

1978-79

Minnesota North Stars

NHL

3

0

0

0

0

-1

1978-79

Oklahoma City Stars

CHL

68

26

61

87

21

1979-80

Minnesota North Stars

NHL

56

18

28

46

11

+3

15

2

5

7

4

1979-80

Oklahoma City Stars

CHL

12

9

8

17

2

1980-81

Minnesota North Stars

DN-Cup

2

0

1

1

0

1980-81

Minnesota North Stars

NHL

48

10

24

34

18

+1

1981-82

United States

Can-Cup

6

3

3

6

4

1981-82

Minnesota North Stars

NHL

25

11

10

21

0

+2

1982-83

Minnesota North Stars

NHL

75

16

16

32

21

-3

9

0

0

0

0

1983-84

Calgary Flames

NHL

61

14

36

50

20

+9

11

4

4

8

2

1984-85

Calgary Flames

NHL

56

14

29

43

10

+14

1985-86

Calgary Flames

NHL

8

1

1

2

8

NHL Totals

324

83

143

226

80

43

7

10

17

14

Brother of Murray WCHA Second All-Star Team (1977) NCAA West First All-American Team (1977, 1978) WCHA First All-Star Team (1978) WCHA Most Valuable Player (1978) CHL Second All-Star Team (1979) Ken McKenzie Trophy (Rookie of the Year - CHL) (1979

Rights traded to Cleveland by St. Louis for Len Frig, August 17, 1977. Rights transferred to Minnesota Reserve List after Cleveland-Minnesota Dispersal Draft, June 15, 1978. Traded to Calgary by Minnesota with Keith Hanson fror Steve Christoff and Calgary's 2nd round pick (Frantisek Musil) in 1983 NHL Draft, June 8, 1983. Suffered eventual career-ending concussion in exhibition game vs. Quebec, September 21, 1985. Officially announced retirement and named Assistant Coach of Calgary, October 21, 1985. Came out of retirement as an emergency injury replacement for Carey Wilson, May 4, 1986.